Ford StartimeŘada 1
The Ford Motor Company sponsored this hour-long program which rotated between variety shows, dramatic productions, and musical comedies. One of the offerings was turned into a regular series, Sing Along with Mitch (1961).
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- The Wonderful World of EntertainmentD1
The Wonderful World of EntertainmentA musical variety show revolving around the music of the 1930s through 1950s, in which the history of show business—including motion pictures, radio, television, and vaudeville—is used as a thread to hold together the songs, sketches, and dances. - The Secret World of KidsD4
The Secret World of KidsArt Linkletter hosts this episode organized around the theme of children. Jon Provost, Angela Cartwright and Teddy Rooney perform a musical version of Tom Sawyer; Ann Blyth portrays a new mother caring for infant with Ed Wynn voicing the baby's thoughts; and Vincent Price tries to prove that a chimp can learn more about art than a child. - Meet Cyd CharisseD13
Meet Cyd CharisseA musical variety show starring dancer Cyd Charisse, with guest stars Eve Arden; James Mitchell; Charisse's husband, singer Tony Martin; and a company of over twenty dancers. Includes Charisse and Mitchell in a dramatic ballet set on the Hong Kong waterfront, involving an ill-fated romance between an Oriental entertainer and a thief; Charisse and Mitchell in a romantic dance story set to Gershwin's 'Love Walked In'; Martin in song and dance numbers with Charisse and two featured dancers; and Arden and Ray Kellogg educating coffeehouse beatniks on the culture of the flapper generation. - The ManD14
The ManIn a small town, elderly Mrs. Gillis, who in a large Victorian home, receives a visit from a man just out of the army. He's seeking a job and a place to stay, and he knew the woman's late son, so she gives him room and board and small tasks to do. Slowly though, he becomes more and more aggressive and paranoid until it's obvious he's a psychopath that wants to get rid of her and take over the house. - The Wonderful World of Jack PaarD17
The Wonderful World of Jack PaarJack Paar hosts a show in the casual style of his late-hours stanza. Guests include singer Pat Suzuki, comics Jonathan Winters and Alice Pearce, dancer Betty Bruce, pantomimist Harry Minno, mimic singer Duke Hazlett, a novelty act called the Strong Brothers, and Jack's young daughter Randy. - Closed SetD20
Closed SetHollywood starlet Julie Forbes has used ruthless and vindictive tactics to reach the top and maintains her popularity in the same manner. After a succession of stereotyped films, she decides to make a 'quality' film and hires a young, sensitive director, Cliff Harriston. However, when he rebuffs her advances, she aims to ruin him by using her power and influence to turn the film into 'just another Julie Forbes picture'. - Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb
D22Jeff McCleod, the Last RebSet within the twenty-four hours of April 17, 1865, in and around the Tressler farm in Missouri, Confederate soldier Captain Jeff McCleod has been wounded and left for dead on a small Missouri battlefield. He is found by 15-year-old Yankee boy Jannie, and brought home to a household of women who, reluctantly, hide McCleod in the cellar and lie about his presence to a search party of Union soldiers. - Dear ArthurD25
Dear ArthurA comedy about sophisticated international rogue Fred Cortin, who has devoted a lifetime to the study and practice of imaginative confidence games. When he encounters his divorced, wealthy daughter, Edith Brooks, on the French Riviera, he devises a plan to protect her from a rash of unwanted suitors by creating a husband for her who doesn't exist. As the moneyed international set in Monaco and along the Riviera--led by Emerald Dane--tends to its fun and games, Cortin sets about achieving his greatest deception. He manages to dupe all the Riviera's social elite--including Edith's leading suitor Robert--into believing that his daughter is a countess, married to the ""very jealous, international explorer and adventurer"" Count Arthur de Ghuye. Cortin becomes obsessed with his creation, however, with disastrous results. - Incident at a Corner
D27Incident at a CornerVera Miles plays the daughter of a man accused of an unspeakable act. Hitchcock tells a powerful story of the devastating effects of gossip in a small town. Through his most elaborate and ambitious work for television, Hitchcock sensitively shows the cancerous effects, the pain and tension arising from false accusation. - Well, What About You?D28
Well, What About You?Nonpartisan presentation that illustrates in prose, poetry, dance, song, comedy, and ""straight talk"" why every American is obligated to vote and should take advantage of their privilege of voting. Post election sketch / performed by Eddie Albert and ensemble -- Vice President Richard M. Nixon speaks on voting, quoting Theodore Roosevelt -- Trial lawyer Joseph N. Welch gives statistics on voting percentages, tells story -- Adlai Stevenson reads Walt Whitman editorial from Brooklyn eagle, ""One single vote"" -- Medley of patriotic American songs / performed by First United States Army Band -- New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller quotes Abraham Lincoln -- Political quiz sketch / performed by Albert and Polly Bergen -- Democratic National Committee chair Paul M. Butler quotes Theodore Roosevelt -- Republican National Committee chair Thruston B. Morton quotes Herbert Hoover and Benjamin Franklin -- Candidate interview sketch / performed by Mike Wallace and Fred Clark -- Presidential candida - Soldiers in Greasepaint
D29Soldiers in GreasepaintA 20th anniversary tribute to the USO with host Bob Crosby and performances by singer Jane Morgan, comedian Don Adams, and the vocal group The Modernaires. Film clips are shown of USO entertainers doing shows behind the lines during WWII and in Korea. - Fun FairD30
Fun FairCeleste Holm hosts a salute to the American county fair. Her guests include Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver, singers Marion Marlowe and Jaye P. Morgan, comedienne Hermione Gingold, character actress Margaret Hamilton, musical-comedy performer Peter Palmer, and magician Carl Ballantine. - Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King ArthurD31
Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King ArthurTennessee Ernie Ford is transported back in time to the England of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and he is in trouble the moment he arrives. A comedy based on Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." andapted and produced by Roland Kibbee. - Sing Along With MitchD32
Sing Along With MitchConductor-arranger Mitch Miller transfers his "Sing Along with Mitch" format from records to television. In this program he is joined by the vocal group Brothers Four, singers Leslie Uggams and Diana Trask, the Sing Along Chorus and an aggregation of singing children. The audience in the studio is encouraged to sing along
